Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Eastern Asia

Refugees by country of origin in Eastern Asia in 2024 — 156,800 people. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 48%.

2024 156,800 people −4.22% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 216,727 people2015
Period minimum 105,963 people1996

Trend over time

1996–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Eastern Asia, 1996–2024100,000150,000200,000250,00019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 105,963 people1998: 109,520 people1999: 112,074 people2000: 111,096 people2001: 117,575 people2002: 132,903 people2003: 133,292 people2004: 135,808 people2005: 125,312 people2006: 143,359 people2007: 152,511 people2008: 178,678 people2009: 183,647 people2010: 187,987 people2011: 194,103 people2012: 197,432 people2013: 199,011 people2014: 214,995 people2015: 216,727 people2016: 211,785 people2017: 211,413 people2018: 215,412 people2019: 216,209 people2020: 178,528 people2021: 173,510 people2022: 164,429 people2023: 163,717 people2024: 156,800 people
Change over the period: +50,837 (+47.98%) Average annual rate: 1.41 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia 156,800 people
World computed 30.69M people
Refugees by country of origin — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 156,800 −6,917 −4.22%
2023 163,717 −712 −0.43%
2022 164,429 −9,081 −5.23%
2021 173,510 −5,018 −2.81%
2020 178,528 −37,681 −17.43%
2019 216,209 +797 +0.37%
2018 215,412 +3,999 +1.89%
2017 211,413 −372 −0.18%
2016 211,785 −4,942 −2.28%
2015 216,727 +1,732 +0.81%
2014 214,995 +15,984 +8.03%
2013 199,011 +1,579 +0.8%
2012 197,432 +3,329 +1.72%
2011 194,103 +6,116 +3.25%
2010 187,987 +4,340 +2.36%
2009 183,647 +4,969 +2.78%
2008 178,678 +26,167 +17.16%
2007 152,511 +9,152 +6.38%
2006 143,359 +18,047 +14.4%
2005 125,312 −10,496 −7.73%
2004 135,808 +2,516 +1.89%
2003 133,292 +389 +0.29%
2002 132,903 +15,328 +13.04%
2001 117,575 +6,479 +5.83%
2000 111,096 −978 −0.87%
1999 112,074 +2,554 +2.33%
1998 109,520
1996 105,963

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.